Saroja Coelho
Saroja Coelho | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | radio personality |
Known for | Mornings |
Saroja Coelho is a Canadian journalist and radio personality, currently the host of Mornings on CBC Music.[1]
Originally from Toronto, Ontario, Coelho was a foreign correspondent, reporting from Asia and Eastern Europe for CBC, BBC, NPR and Deutsche Welle.[2] In 2012, she became the host of Living Planet on Deutsche Welle, before returning to Canada to host Breakaway, the local afternoon program for CBC Radio One's Quebec Community Network in 2016.[3] She returned to Toronto in 2018, where she was a regular guest host of Here and Now during Gill Deacon's health leave, and became host of Mornings after Raina Douris left the program in 2019.[4]
Coelho studied biology and political science at the University of Toronto,[5] and was a coordinator of Women Active, Vocal, Effective and Strong, a leadership program for young girls, in the early 2000s.[6][1]
References
- ^ a b "Revolving door". Broadcast Dialogue, September 19, 2019.
- ^ Gordon Lambie, "Saroja Coelho settling in as new host of Breakaway". Sherbrooke Record, September 22, 2016.
- ^ Steve Faguy, "Saroja Coelho is new host of CBC Quebec's Breakaway radio show". Montreal Gazette, September 22, 2016.
- ^ "Revolving door". Broadcast Dialogue, August 16, 2018.
- ^ Donna Nebenzahl, "Camp lets girls make waves: Aims to empower". Montreal Gazette, July 10, 2000.
- ^ "Making some WAVES: Help for young women". Toronto Star, July 3, 2001.